LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s one-year-old child will avoid prison time after prosecutors noted issues with evidence that could have resulted in a not-guilty verdict.
In 2024, a Clark County grand jury voted to indict Christian Rabino, 29, on first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of Kai Tesoro, who was 17 months old at the time of his death. Police identified Rabino as Kai’s mother’s boyfriend.
Last November, Rabino entered an Alford plea to a charge of voluntary manslaughter, records said. Through an Alford plea, a defendant acknowledges prosecutors may have enough evidence to lead a jury to convict them, but at no time do they admit guilt…